During a briefing on shipbuilding, there was a clear focus on boosting the firepower of Russia’s naval forces. Officials across several levels are actively developing enhancements, and President Vladimir Putin highlighted these efforts at the event’s opening, according to TASS.
“The agenda today includes strengthening ships with additional firepower, including hand and automated machine-gun modules and drone crew systems,” the president stated.
He underscored that such features, informed by Russia’s combat experience, are already being pursued by a wide range of enterprises. These efforts span large industrial groups as well as smaller private design and production firms, illustrating a broad national effort to advance naval capabilities.
The Russian Navy is organized into several fleets and associations, notably the Baltic Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet, the Northern Fleet, the Pacific Fleet, and the Caspian Flotilla. In addition, the naval command encompasses units from OSNAZ ships under the General Staff’s Main Directorate, vessels of the Navy Auxiliary Fleet, the Naval Hydrographic Service, and ships linked to the Navigation and Oceanography Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. The structure also includes ships of the Naval Search and Rescue Service, the Deep Sea Research Directorate, and the coastal service support formations.
Beyond combat ships, the service has established specialized formations for intelligence, search and rescue, oceanographic research, and deep-sea operations, reflecting a comprehensive approach to maritime security. These elements together form a framework designed to sustain operations far from home ports and to support enduring sea control and intervention capabilities.
Observers note that Putin has urged the shipyards to accelerate production readiness and to integrate new firepower modules into existing platforms, signaling a push to reduce tempo gaps between design, testing, and deployment. This stance aligns with broader themes in modern naval development where modular, upgradeable systems enable rapid adaptation to evolving threats. [Source attribution: TASS]